Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Mapping Report PDF Download

Project report on groundwater dependent ecosystem mapping and potential groundwater dependent ecosystem aquifer mapping in the eastern Murray-Darling Basin, including conceptual models and mapping rule-sets. Anthropogenic changes to groundwater regimes can result in significant risks to groundwater dependent ecosystems in response to changes in groundwater flow, flux, pressure, level and/or quality. The Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem mapping project provides critical information on where these ecosystems occur and indicates potential connectivity to groundwater across seven drainage sub-basins covering approximately 127,231 square kilometres or 7.4% of Queensland. The seven drainage sub-basins mapped were: Balonne River, Condamine River, Dumaresq River, Maranoa River, Macintyre Brook, Macintyre and Weir Rivers, and Moonie River. The surface extent and properties of potential aquifers supporting GDEs in the seven drainage sub-basins are also provided.